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The Empress of Song wore a phoenix crown and a phoenix feather robe, and sat on the throne of the Golden Phoenix Palace. The sunlight from the 35xs window shone on the clothes, and the gold silk orb sparkled, luxurious and glorious, so that the maid on the side did not dare to look directly.

She was born in a family of military attachés, and her grandfather was a first-class hussar general in the previous dynasty, with a high and powerful position, and many powerful ministers and generals in the court were raised by him.

As the daughter of an important minister, Queen Song has been treated differently since she was a child, and she can enter and leave the forbidden palace that ordinary people can't enter for a lifetime, and she is deeply liked by the queen mother, which is equivalent to growing up in the palace.

When she was very young, she understood that the deep palace is like a battlefield, either you die or I live, inheriting the blood of her father, not only is she afraid of this, but she wants to sit on this high position one day, dominating the life and death of others.

At the age of sixteen, she was selected to enter the palace and successfully became a concubine, and later designed to frame the only opponent, put Su Guifei in the cold palace, and finally ascended to the throne of the queen.

However, after the news of the Battle of King Shicheng in the Valley of Thorns came, she was a little annoyed, and she had always had a faint worry about this great prince who also had the power to inherit the great unification of the Chu State.

Since the eldest prince was unexpectedly crowned king, she secretly sent people to chase and kill Fang Ling all the way, but she didn't expect the other party to still arrive at the fiefdom safely.

She had been haunted by the incident, and several times she even woke up from nightmares, always thinking that it would be a scourge. coincided with the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, so she took the opportunity to urge His Majesty to order King Qin to test the loyalty of his courtiers, so as to create an opportunity for the eldest prince to die.

As a result, the king of Shicheng really rushed to the front line of Dingzhou by order, but contrary to his wishes, not only did he not die, but he also became famous all over the world by virtue of thorny ambushes.

If she knew that this eldest prince had such ability, she should have secretly started a few years ago when the mother and son were still in the cold palace, but the time has passed, and now there is no way to regret it. 35xs

Just thinking about it, the maid came in to report that Prime Minister Cui Yixuan came.

The troubles between Queen Song's eyebrows lightened slightly, waving her sleeve robe to let people go, Cui Yixuan strode in, the white eyebrows were like hooks, and the eyes were sharp like electricity, as the prime minister of the dynasty, it can be said that one person is above ten thousand people, although he is now wearing civilian clothes, but his whole body exudes the momentum of a superior person.

After Cui Yixuan met her, Queen Song sighed faintly: "Does Cui Qing know why this palace is in such a hurry to summon you?"

Cui Yixuan was originally an old and refined character, and he couldn't expect the troubles of Queen Song, so he smiled slightly and said: "Niangniang is for the affairs of King Shicheng." ”

Empress Song sighed lightly: "It's for this King of Shicheng, he killed the general of the northern part of Yizhou in this thorn valley battle, and now the court is praised by all levels of the court, and his reputation has soared, even His Majesty is quite admired, if he does not stop his momentum, I am afraid that he will become the biggest obstacle for my emperor to ascend the throne in the future!"

Since Cui Yixuan's daughter married the prince, his power and Queen Song's power have been twisted into a rope, so he is also wholeheartedly assisting the prince, after hearing Queen Song say this, he nodded and said: "Niangniang is right, the battle of King Shicheng is indeed a blockbuster, and the old minister did not expect him to have such a ability, and it is arrogant to ambush Gu Shaofeng at the boundary of Xuzhou, but if he wins, he can be called brave and strategic." ”

Empress Song was slightly displeased and said, "Cui Qing, now is not the time to praise the enemy!"

Cui Yixuan also felt that his words were a bit excessive, and said with a smile: "The old minister lost his words, but as far as the minister knows, the king of Yizhou was angry because of this matter, and appointed Gu Shaofeng's uncle Gu Ziyun as the general of the north, and led 50,000 troops to Qingzun City. Not to mention that the number of this man is five times that of Qingzuka City, this Gu Ziyun is not a simple person, unlike Gu Shaofeng, who can only talk on paper, this person went to the eastern border fortress as a soldier at the age of twenty, and has repelled many attacks of the Wu State, but he is a battlefield veteran with great prestige. 35xs”

Empress Song nodded lightly and said: "Gu Ziyun's name has also been heard of by this palace, it is said that he is a rare talent, it is a pity to be used by the King of Yizhou, he led 50,000 horses and horses can indeed give Qingzuka City enough pressure." Speaking of this, she changed her words, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes, "But Cui Qing, the fact that the King of Shicheng was able to kill Gu Shaofeng shows that his strength is beyond the imagination of this palace, maybe he will come up with some tricks, in case this battle has not started yet, Gu Ziyun is killed again, wouldn't it make him more famous?"

Cui Yixuan agreed: "Niangniang's concerns are not unreasonable, the King of Shicheng may have some luck to win the battle of Thorn Valley, but he also shows considerable ability, it is no accident. Although Gu Ziyun is powerful, judging from the strategy of ambush, King Shicheng is by no means a person who plays cards according to reason, and he really does not dare to guarantee that he will definitely lose. ”

Queen Song said coldly: "So when I came to Cui Qing today, I wanted to find a perfect solution, even if I couldn't kill him, I had to ruin his reputation!"

Cui Yixuan pondered for a while, and then said, "The old minister thought of an idea. ”

Cui Qing said quickly. "Queen Song is overjoyed, Cui Yixuan can become the prime minister, whether it is talent or strategy, he is also superior, if he comes up with an idea, it must not be simple.

Cui Yixuan said: "Now that the King of Shicheng is expected to return, we can't blatantly put small shoes on him, so it is better to follow the will of the people and suggest that His Majesty entrust him with a heavy responsibility and let the King of Shicheng coordinate the battle on the front line in Dingzhou!"

"What? Cui Qing, aren't you giving him a chance to make meritorious contributions?" Empress Song couldn't help but stand up and said.

Cui Yixuan said calmly: "Don't worry, Niangniang, please listen to the analysis of the old minister, the army of Yizhou is stationed on the border of Xuzhou with more than 100,000 horses, but the five important towns on the border of Dingzhou add up to only 50,000 people, and the guards of these five important towns are not ordinary characters, and there are deep-rooted contradictions, how can they be convinced by a mere teenager? If the king of Shicheng wants to hold the front line and prevent the Yizhou soldiers and horses from breaking through, this is absolutely impossible!"

Queen Song suddenly realized and said happily: "Cui Qing deserves to be the prime minister, this plan is really amazing." If the king of Shicheng can hold Qingzuka City, he may not be able to hold the five major towns on the front line of Dingzhou, once the war is lost, not only will his reputation decline, but we will also be able to find an opportunity to condemn him, it is really a strategy to kill two birds with one stone!"

Cui Yixuan smiled slightly and said: "Exactly, no matter how powerful he is the King of Shicheng, he is only a young man, if he wants to convince the guards of the five major towns, and he has to repel the 100,000 Yizhou army, these two impossible problems are combined, I am afraid that when he hears this holy decree, his feet will be scared and weak." And the queen's mention of this strategy can make people feel more generous and have the style of motherhood in the world. ”

Queen Song laughed happily and praised Cui Yi's perfect strategy.

Cui Yixuan proposed again: "In addition, the minister has another suggestion, now that the eight kings are in turmoil, although the momentum is like a rainbow, but as we continue to increase our troops in various states, all aspects will be beneficial to us, it is better to let the prince also go to the front line, as long as he finds important ministers to assist, then it will be of great benefit to the prince's reputation, and his accession to the throne will be smoother in the future." ”

Empress Song couldn't help but nodded and said: "Then the palace will send the prince to the south, the southern general is a general who was single-handedly raised by my grandfather, and he is scheming, with him, he will definitely be able to protect the emperor well." ”

After saying that, she smiled and said: "It's just that as soon as the emperor leaves, the crown princess will be lonely for a while." ”

Cui Yixuan smiled and said, "As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can ascend the throne, what is this loneliness?"

Empress Song smiled with satisfaction, and after waving Cui Yixuan away, she immediately got up and left the palace to blow the wind in her ears to Emperor Chu.

rushed from the fiefdom to Qingzuka City, and lurked into Jingui County from Qingzuka City, and then hid in the mountains and forests to look for an opportunity to ambush, Fang Ling didn't sleep well these days, and after this battle, he was scarred, and it would be unbearable to turn over when he slept, so he got up very early every day and couldn't sleep lazy.

It has been five days since the end of the battle of the Valley of Thorns, and the three thousand troops are healing and recuperating in the city, and the remnants of the Gu family will continue to be stationed in the three counties of Jingui, and they dare not act rashly.

In the past five days, news from all sides has come one after another, and the most troublesome thing is, of course, the news that Gu Ziyun led 50,000 horses to Jingui County.

The development of things had long been expected by Fang Ling, he had already known that after killing Gu Shaofeng, Fang Zongao would definitely not be able to swallow this breath, he even felt that it was not impossible for Fang Zongao to go out in person.

As early as when he determined the ambush in Thorn Valley, he had already sent someone to order Xu Mou, who was guarding in the fiefdom, to send 20,000 horses to Qingzuka City.

In order to hide people's eyes, Fang Ling made this matter very secretive, and even Song Ying'er didn't know about it.

At the same time, the 20,000 horses were divided into several groups, each of which was no more than two or three hundred, and the horses marched quickly. In order to keep the news from spreading, he even wrote a letter to Yuan Dekang, the assassin of Dingzhou.

Yuan Dekang got the benefits of Qianfeng Cui porcelain, and was so bewitched by Fang Ling, now Fang Ling is famous in the Battle of the Valley of Thorns, and he has indeed defended Qingzuka City, Yuan Dekang of course hopes that he can continue to win, so that the position of the assassin can sit freely.

So even if some county officials noticed the recent movement of a small group of people, he suppressed all the news. In this way, no one knew that there were 20,000 horses coming towards Qingzuka City, and this became a killer for Fang Ling!

In the early morning of this day, Fang Ling pushed open the door and walked to the courtyard, smelling the fragrance of the osmanthus tree, and suddenly felt that the injuries on his body were much better.